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Indoor photograph in a marble-walled hall with a gold-framed orange velvet throne. An elderly bald man with glasses and a white headband sits on the left, draped in orange cloth with a long garland of white flowers, red blooms and green leaves, and holds a small object in his hands. Beside him a younger man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with hands joined. A standing man in a white shirt and trousers leans forward with hands pressed together to greet him. A brass oil lamp stands on the right near a white cooling unit, and a seated person in orange is partly visible at the far right edge.

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Photograph of a seated ceremonial meeting on an ornate gold-and-red velvet throne-style seat. A bespectacled elderly man with a shaved head, wearing saffron robes, a white-and-green flower garland and a red headband with a rudraksha mala, sits on the left with his hand extended. In the centre, a younger man in saffron robes with a red headband, a red tilak, a long gold-bead necklace and gold earrings sits and gestures toward a kneeling devotee in white clothes with hair in a bun, who holds both palms out in a reverent gesture. An air cooler and a standing man in white dhoti and pale shirt with a rudraksha mala are visible at the right. The scene suggests a respectful blessing or darshan exchange.2012-05-28A photograph of a seated saffron-robed man on an orange velvet throne with gold carved armrests and an ornate gold backrest behind him. He wears a rudraksha mala headpiece, a white horizontal forehead mark, round spectacles, and a red-and-white flower garland with a long beaded necklace. He holds a small brass vessel while a man in a white shirt bends forward, offering him a dab of white paste from his hands. Another hand is visible at the right edge. A gold-leaf deity murti stands in the upper background.2012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesInside a temple hall, an elderly man with a shaved head, white tilak marks and a rudraksha necklace sits on an ornate orange-upholstered golden throne wearing a long garland of white and red flowers and saffron robes. He holds a small brass vessel and a cloth-wrapped object while a kneeling man in a white dhoti and a white sleeveless top reaches up and receives blessing. To the right, a younger person in saffron robes with a red rudraksha headband sits on the adjacent golden seat, hands extended toward the scene. Gold carved backrests and a patterned marble wall frame the paaduka-puja setting, a ritual of reverence for sacred footwear.2012-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a marble-walled hall. An elderly bespectacled man with a shaved head and white markings on his arms sits on an orange velvet throne with gold carved armrests, wearing a white flower garland with red and green flowers and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha bead garland on his head. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on the same throne. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl bends forward offering something from a small silver dish and a rudraksha mala. A white air cooler stands behind them, and a partly visible person in orange appears at the upper right.2012-05-28 +1 copiesA seated elderly man with a shaved head, white-rimmed glasses, a tulsi-style beaded headband, and orange ochre robes draped with a green-and-white flower garland sits on an orange tufted sofa with gold carved armrests. He reaches toward a small silver bowl held by a bald man in white and gold-bordered dhoti kneeling before him. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes wears a gold necklace and ornamental beaded headband, seated with hands folded in his lap. Behind them stand gold ornate thrones, a white cooling unit and a brass lamp stand in a marble-walled hall.2012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copies